Professional Negligence or Professional Malpractice
What is professional negligence and how does it affect you as a claimant/client?
Solicitors, barristers, and insurance companies sometimes rush their client’s claims and occasionally ask their candidates to settle for a smaller settlement than what the insurance companies offer. This is usually to settle the claim quickly and move forward to the next client increasing their profit. However, this leaves you with poor compensation barely covering the injuries you may have faced and no support for any psychological impact you have suffered. This type of service is not providing the standard requirements a solicitor or claims company is required to legally follow, and therefore comes under professional negligence.
For example, if you have been a victim of a non-fault road traffic accident and the insurance company offers you £8000 for your vehicle damages and personal injuries, and the claims management company has asked you or persuaded you to settle for a smaller sum of the offered payment. This could be to settle the claim promptly without any extra work or issues that they would have to deal with. This can affect the client drastically moving forward, as not all solicitors or claims management companies work on a No Win No Fee basis like us, therefore there would be a great financial impact on the client.
You should never settle for less than what you are offered.
Claims 24 are here to assist their clients in all types of cases. Whether it’s Medical Negligence, Road Traffic accidents or even Holiday Sickness, we are here to help. We deal with all types of professional negligence cases to ensure our clients receive as maximum compensation as possible.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have a time limit to claim against professional negligence?
You have up to 6 years from the date of the negligence to claim against any professional solicitor, company, or barrister who neglected your claim.
Do I have to prove my neglected claim?
Solicitors will rarely ask their clients to agree to a smaller settlement for their claim than what they are initially offered, however, you would have to prove how you were neglected by a solicitor, company, or barrister.
If you’ve incurred any losses due to professional negligence, speak to our dedicated claims team to see if you have a viable negligence claim. We want to help our clients and make sure they are 100% satisfied with their claim settlements and recoveries.
Call on 08000 786 088 today or contact us via email.
